Table 2

Time dependent C trachomatis infection rates among 3860 sexually active females at 11 904 clinic visits >30 days apart diagnosed by PCR in Baltimore, MD, family planning, sexually transmitted diseases, and school based clinics, Jan 1994–Sept 1996

Age (years)Incidence* (95% CI) (person months)Time to first infection† (25%–75%) (months)Time to repeat infection† (25–75%) (months)
*Cases per 1000 person months.
†Incident infections.
<2520.3 (18.4–22.5) 7.0 (4.1–11.1) 7.6 (5.0–12.3)
≥25 3.6 (2.9–4.4)13.8 (6.3–18.3)11.0 (4.2–18.3)